sumitrānto bhaviṣyati
sumitrānto bhaviṣyati
yatas taṁ prāpya rājānaṁ
saṁsthāṁ prāpsyati vai kalau
The last king in the dynasty of Ikṣvāku will be Sumitra, because with Sumitra there will the termination of the kings in Kali-yuga.
Thus ends the commentary on the Twelfth Chapter of the Ninth Canto of the Bhāgavatam for the pleasure of the devotees, in accordance with the previous ācāryas.
Chapter Thirteen
The Descendents of Nimi
|| 9.13.1 ||
śrī-śuka uvāca
nimir ikṣvāku-tanayo
vasiṣṭham avṛtartvijam
ārabhya satraṁ so 'py āha
śakreṇa prāg vṛto 'smi bhoḥ
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: In beginning a sacrifice, Nimi, the son of Ikṣvāku, requested the Vasiṣṭha to take the post of chief priest. At that time, Vasiṣṭha replied, "My dear Mahārāja Nimi, I have already accepted the same post in a sacrifice begun by Lord Indra.
The Thirteenth Chapter completes the description of the sun dynasty by describing the descendants from Ikṣvāku’s son Nimi, containing stories of Viṣṇu and his devotees.
|| 9.13.2 ||
taṁ nirvartyāgamiṣyāmi
tāvan māṁ pratipālaya
tūṣṇīm āsīd gṛha-patiḥ
so 'pīndrasyākaron makham
"I shall return here after finishing the sacrifice for Indra. Kindly wait for me until then." Mahārāja Nimi remained silent, and Vasiṣṭha performed the sacrifice for Lord Indra.
Pratipālaya means “wait for me.” Gṛha-patiḥ refers to King Nimi.
|| 9.13.3 ||
nimiś calam idaṁ vidvān
satram ārabhatātmavān
ṛtvigbhir aparais tāvan
nāgamad yāvatā guruḥ
Mahārāja Nimi, being intelligent, understood that this life is flickering, and instead of waiting for Vasiṣṭha, began performing the sacrifice with other priests.
Knowing that this life is uncertain, since he was very intelligent (ātmavān), he performed the sacrifice with other priests.
|| 9.13.4 ||
śiṣya-vyatikramaṁ vīkṣya
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